last fall I planted some new tulip bulbs. I rarely add more than a few hybrid tulips  here and there because I am kinda meh about them usually,

I mostly stick to the little species tulips in the garden  because they are more  apt to return year after year and also have much less of that ugly dying foliage to try to cover up as they fade. But on a whim I guess , I threw a few bigger bulbs in. I know for a certain I planted ‘White purissima’ . They belong to  the fosteriana group which is typically  better at  persisting ( at least for a few years )after planting. Beyond that I can’t remember a thing about the tulips I added.

Yet blooming now is the one of the most delightful tulips  I have ever encountered.

It starts out  with just hints of green and pink on the petals

When it is opening  streaks of dark pinky- red  appear and deepen , so  lovely against the creamy white

As it opens further the bloom is spectacular , the streaks fading to a  more muted  color and the bloom ruffly and sweet

I cut one to bring inside and placed it in  a bud vase , it makes a  wonderful and long lasting cut flower

the scent is the clincher though, it is delightful and presently filling the air in the whole garden  area where it is growing

can we talk about how I lost the label??  can we talk about how I may never get to grow the hundreds of these I would most definitely add to the garden?

I guess I should get over it and just get to enjoy this beauty in it’s one great moment .sigh